The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 25,204 - Jan 18 2007

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A refusal before America shows common sense NOUS
Amount of money initially paid for oil deposit SUMP
Animal bearing a label STAG
Argument over an article to be edited ALTERCATION
Brass player writing article on old boat TUBA
Caused an obstruction, but unusally mystified if dropped STYMIED
Cover round pool! LIDO
Deposit required for temporary accommodation LODGE
Disease that's terminal to mice, perhaps ENDEMIC
Dissolute man, around middle-age, with make-up ROUGE
Father found in street argument SPAT
Footballers are on time before matches with heavyweights Fatties
Hold a blonde tight, and there you are! LOANDBEHOLD
Horse that dashed around the ring ROAN
How might one mix it with a student in a booze-up? BLENDER
Humour is about right for a legal document WRIT
Interior design firm registered following disheartening debate DECOR
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Note from the doctor accepting the compiler is up MEMO
Personal problem that's new in service ACNE
Poison even changes structure with negative mass ENVENOM
Presentations are made mostly therein DEMOS
Radio people who pretend the first shall be last? HAMS
Redhead wearing miniskirt gets summary dismissal SHORTSHRIFT
Rent day precedes personal disappointment LETDOWN
Rising nervous reaction in true to life performance RECITAL
Screaming the first two are dropped is revealing OUTING
Share trading area for farm animals? STOCKMARKET
Sting gasps about youth leader being a know-all SMARTYPANTS
Struck an attitude against work? OPPOSED
Sweetheart's after free travel RIDE
Tactics needed for a job serving in the restaurant? WAITINGGAME
Tidy odds on game with Carlisle, on the surface SPRUCE
Tried to get rid of a number of cattle HERD
Unusual combination of gunner and engineer RARE